Respiratory Therapist

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated healthcare professional with a passion for providing excellent patient care? If so, join our team as a Respiratory Therapist and play a pivotal role in helping our patients achieve optimal health outcomes. If you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment and enjoy helping others, we want to hear from you!

About Speare Memorial Hospital

Speare Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving dozens of communities in the Lakes Region. We are passionately committed to providing exceptional, local care to our friends, families, neighbors, and communities at large.

Mission: To work together to serve the needs of our patients and community.

Vision: A community where all can achieve optimal health.

Values: Kindness, Collaboration, Patient & Family-Centered, Safety, Excellence, Efficiency, and Professionalism.

What You'll Do:

• Provide all standard respiratory care modalities: oxygen, therapeutic aerosols, bronchodilators, mucolytic, nasal tracheal suctioning, chest physio-therapy, incentive spirometry and breathing exercises, as well as ventilator management according to department procedures and standard respiratory therapy practices
• Assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts and intubation in accordance with standard protocols
• Obtain accurate samples for blood gas analysis
• Respond to Code Blue and Code Blue-pediatric events within the hospital and assist in airway management, ABG's, EKG's and/or assist in cardiac chest compression
• Schedules daily in-patients and out-patients for ABG's, EKG's, Stress Tests, HHN's, MDI's and CPT's
• Assist the in-patient or out-patient to better understand their condition, presentation and supportive ways to maintain through patient education
• Maintain all appropriate equipment and machinery within the Respiratory Therapy/Cardiopulmonary Department, reporting any abnormalities to the Director of Cardiopulmonary Services

What We're Looking For:

Required:

• Graduate of American Medical Association approved School of Respiratory Therapy and successful completion of the Registry Examination
• New grads eligible
• Respiratory Therapy Licensure
• Maintain BLS
• New Hampshire State Board of Registration and Medicine
• Computer literacy, detail-oriented; works well under pressure

Preferred:

• 1-3 years of respiratory therapy clinical experience
• ACLS Certification

Why Join Speare Memorial Hospital?

• Community Connection: Be part of an organization deeply invested in local health and wellness.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their work and each other.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuing education and career development.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • Health savings accounts with employer contributions
  • 403(b) retirement plans with generous employer contributions
  • Lifestyle Savings Account reimbursement program
  • Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment programs
  • Employee recognition and appreciation programs
  • Generous Earned Time accrual
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Life insurance

Our Commitment

Speare Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to serve our equally diverse community.

Join us in our mission to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare to our community.